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No. 238,049. Paten ted Feb. '22, 1881.

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"Nrrno PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. MOTT, OF OATSKILL, NEW YORK.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,049, dated February22, 1881. Application filed June 22, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. Mom, of Catskill, in the county of Greeneand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the combinatiomin a shirt, of a body, aneck-band, and a bosom so combined that the neck-band is connected tothe body throughout its length, and the bosom is connected to the neckband, to that portion of the body contiguous to the neckband, and to theshoulder-seams, but is unconnected to the body below the neck-band.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of a shirtembodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an edge or side View thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

A designates a shirt, which may be of the ordinary or any other suitablemake, the neckband being attached to the body throughout its length.

B designates the bosom thereof, which may be of the ordinary or anyother desirable shape. It may be stitched along the edges and plaited orornamented to suit the taste, and provided with stud or button holes butit is attached only at the neck-band, the portion of the body contiguousto the neck-band, and also along the'shoulder-seams, by means ofstitching.

As the remaining part is free, provision is afiorded for convenientlylaundering, starching, or ironing the bosom independently of the shirt.When in use a circulation of air is to some extent afforded between itand the shirt, and the bosom can remain smooth and flat while theshirt-front works up behind it through the motions of the wearer whenhis body is moist from perspiration.

The bosom may be provided with a tab, a, for attaching it to a shirt, ifdesirable.

I am aware that shirts have been made in which the neck-band is attachedto the body only at the back of neck-opening, and the bosom is attachedat upper edge only to the front of neck-band and shirt-body, andtherefore do not claim this as my invention.

What 1 claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an article of manufacture, the shirt A with the bosom B secured tothe shirt only at the shoulder-seams and along the front portion of theneck-band, and the neck-band stitched down along its entire length tothe shirt, as herein shown and described.

GEORGE F. MOTT.

Witnesses FRED T. BEACH, W. H. MOTT.

